Cairo: Kuwaiti authorities have closed down 27 shops after they had been found dealing in counterfeit goods and involved in fraud, a local newspaper reported Friday.
The ministry of Commerce and Industry said that its inspection teams had exposed the violations at the stores in a breach of the Kuwaiti and international laws, Al Anba newspaper reported.
The fake items were seized in a step to be handed over to the agencies concerned to take the necessary legal procedures against the violators, according to the ministry.
The ministry vowed to continue its inspection campaign to stop the sale of any item that could cause harm to consumers, and to enforce anti-fraud laws against fake goods.
